Magazine rack



July W, 1923.

A. B. WENDEL MAGAZINE RACK F11-ed March 6, 1922 2 sheets-sheet 1 July 17, i923. HB@

A. B. mil-:NOEL

MAGAZINE RACK Filed March 6, '1922 T2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented duly-l?, 1923.

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MAGAZINE RACK.

Application filed March 6, 1922. Serial No. 541,544.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ADA B. VVENDEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Smithland, in the county of Woodbury, 'State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Magazine Racks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptio-n of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichv itfappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in display racks and particularly to racks for displaying magazines, books, papers, music, and the like.

One object of the invention is to provide a rack of this character which will support av large number of articles within a small space and which articles may be easily' and quickly reac-hed and removed.

Another object is to provide adevice of this character which is simple in construction, easy to operate, and which can be manufactured lat a comparatively low cost.

@ther objects and advantages will be apparent from the yfollowing description when taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a rack made in accordance with the invention and showing four parallel chains and two rows of pockets.

Figure 2 'is a side elevation of the same.

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through one of the pockets on the line 3&8 of Figure 4.

Figure 4 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view through the connections between one of the pockets and the carrier chains, on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a modifled form of pocket,

Figure 6 isa perspective view of a pocket showing a means for supporting sheet music in the pocket.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of a pocket showing another form of sheet music holding means.

Figure 8 is a front elevation of another form of the device, showing three tiers ofl pockets supported on rods extending between two chains.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary perspective view of a portion of one of the chains.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, and especially to Figures l to 4, 10 representsthe ceiling and 11 the floor of a store to which the invention is attached. Extending from the floor to the ceiling, in parallel relation to each other,

are the supporting uprights 12, and supported in the upper and lower portions ofthe uprights, as at 13 and 14 are the upper and lower transverse shafts 15 and 16, respectively. Supported for rotation on the shafts 15 and 16, respectively between the intermediate upright and each side upright are the pairs of large gears or sprocket wheels 17 and 18, and around Vthese sprockets are engaged the endless belts or chainsI 19 and 20. Formed on the innerportions of the chains, at regularly spaced intervals, are the laterally extending lugs 21, and secured at their ends to these lugs,y and extending between the chains, are the spacing bars 22, said bars being in the form of round rods, with their ends fiat. Engaged over each of the rods or bars 22, with their ends depending from opposite sides thereof, are the arcuate metal plates 23, and disposed between the depending endsof the plates 23 vof each bar 22, is the upper edge of the back plate 24 of the magazine pocket or box, rivets 25 being passed through the depending ends of the plates and the edge of the plate 24, to retain each plate in suspended relation to the bar. Secured to each of the faces of the lower portion of each of the plates 24 is a plate 25", the same being of the same length as the plate 24, but slightly narrower, and said plate 25 is offset or spaced outwardly from the plate 24 to provide a pocket or box for the reception of a magazine, book, sheet of music, newspaper, or the like.

The articles to be displayed, being inserted in the pockets or boxes, and if it is desired to examine the list, a pocket, or one of the chains, is grasped and drawn so as to rotate the sprockets wheels 17 and 18, and bring` the pockets and their contents successively befo-re the operator. The chains and sprockets are arranged to be rotated in either direction so that the operator may bring any one of the pockets within convenient reach, from either side of the device, to remove the contents.

In Figure 8 there are shown two chains 19 between which extend, and to which are secured the ends of the rods 22. On each of these rods are suspended three pockets 24, by means of the bent plates 23. In this form the uprights 12 are supported on the topv of the counter "26., and have their upper ends secured ytogether -by means of the bar l0.

In Figure 5, the upper' end of the .back plate of the pocket is rolled into tubular form, as shovvn at 27, for the reception of one of the rods 22. y

' In Figure 6, the back' plate of the pocket is lshovvn as having a pair of resilient Wire fingers 28 secured thereto .for pressure against the outer ifaoe of a sheet of music,

i 4, forv thepnrpose of maintaining the music in vertical Vposition Within the pocket.

In lFigure 7, .this means for .retaining the musio .sheet .in vertioalposition consists of a'vvire yoke 2,9 having its ends, ormed with l `Coils 30 andsecured to the yends of 'the pooket, Y

VThe pockets .aresnspended on the rods so that they may ,swing reely,fand mainv tain a vertical position at all times, ivhether oatoliing with others, as they make the turn .speet'ively2 With their upper -the chains. are at rest .or are .n-motion.l

'Disposed in a ventieal plane, `and extendl'ing between .the nprigllts 12, off .the 'form ofsFig. 1,1Qand v127, of the ,form .of Figure 8 are .the metal `guard:plates 31` and V32 reF and lower yends disposed yin spaced relation to .the .shafts supported by the -uprghts These plates 'serve to prevent .the pocket members from ,at the upper .and lower ends of the device. The plates vare, suitably secured .to the upri lits as `lclearly seen vin the drawings.

' 4y having .the holders formed with two pockets, a `larger number .0i articles can be supported,r andthe caistomer may inspect the contents of one series of pocketsv from onel side of the device and the other series from the other side.

It' desired, I may provide rthe shaft 22 outermost of the `hangers* 23, to prevent longitudinal movement of the pocket members .on the shaft.

What is claimed is:

`with collars 22',y arranged outwardly of the A recepta'cle'ior use inoonneotion with an endless display rack` comprising;v a bottom, vertical sides and end-s rising from the ,bottom to form anl `openftopped: bona vertica-l longitudinal central lWally rising lfrom (the bottom and connected to the end walls and .dividing the box into ntwo .compart-v ments,.=.said Central Wall rising to aadistanee above the side and end .Walla straps v.se- .eured to and. straddling .the upper edge `of the central Wall for suspending the reeep taole on a support., wand :articlel retaining bars extending `alon,gitudinally of the .hex .on `each side of the centralk Wall, and bearing thereagai-nst, xthe ends ofthe bars be.-

ing formed with 'spring oeils .and .secured 

